Attacked & destroyed in SOLO MODE

yelboc · Apr 18, 2023

XeeLee said:
Hi MickyG 1982 My son recommended game. I've just retired and bored . I still practicing flying still do loop of shame and can just about land. I definately can't fight my way out of a paper bag LOL Thanks for reply

Welcome to the galaxy - Dying in Elite D. is no big deal as long as you follow the 1st rule, which is always be able to afford a rebuy.

Loop of shame is easy to avoid. When the timer says 7 secs, throttle down into the blue zone centre. After that you should be able to cruise in fine.

Stick with it - the game has a very steep learning curve, but you'll get used to it soon enough.

XeeLee · Apr 18, 2023

Hi Thanks for heads up.

XeeLee · Apr 18, 2023

yelboc said:
Welcome to the galaxy - Dying in Elite D. is no big deal as long as you follow the 1st rule, which is always be able to afford a rebuy.

Loop of shame is easy to avoid. When the timer says 7 secs, throttle down into the blue zone centre. After that you should be able to cruise in fine.

Stick with it - the game has a very steep learning curve, but you'll get used to it soon enough.

Thanks for advice

MickyG1982 · Apr 18, 2023

yelboc said:
Welcome to the galaxy - Dying in Elite D. is no big deal as long as you follow the 1st rule, which is always be able to afford a rebuy.

Loop of shame is easy to avoid. When the timer says 7 secs, throttle down into the blue zone centre. After that you should be able to cruise in fine.

Stick with it - the game has a very steep learning curve, but you'll get used to it soon enough.

Live dangerously, go for 6 seconds...

angusmadmac1 · Apr 18, 2023

It's not the loop of shame . It's a valid military manoeuvre called checking your 6

. It sounds better

Rat Catcher · Apr 18, 2023

yelboc said:
Loop of shame is easy to avoid. When the timer says 7 secs, throttle down into the blue zone centre.

MickyG1982 said:
Live dangerously, go for 6 seconds...

Or just forget and start looping at 4 seconds... (not that an Elite pilot like myself would ever forget something so essential!!!

)

I'd normally go for the 6 seconds, when I'm not distracted by other things... But the 7 second 'rule' is more reliable.

Pville_Piper · Apr 18, 2023

Never fly without a rebuy, never fly a ship without proper shields and hull.

metatheurgist · Apr 18, 2023

angusmadmac1 said:
It's not the loop of shame . It's a valid military manoeuvre called checking your 6 . It sounds better

From now on I'm calling it a Crazy Braben.

Keloot · Apr 19, 2023

XeeLee said:
Hi All Tonight I was attacked and destroyed in SOLO MODE by a Thargoid whilst blind in Analysis mode scanning in Arietis Sector VO-R b4-.2. How is this possible? I thought you were not able to meet other players in this mode? The previous 3 nights when in open play the same happened once whilst in FSD jump once in super cruise and once whilst scanning. Are Thargoids supposed to be able to attack you in silent mode? I put this down to being in the wrong place at wrong time. Thats why I went in solo mode. This is putting me of playing ED, since I'm wasting my time. Are there any safer areas to play both in solo mode and open play.

CMDR Blur

can i have your account or your stuff before you leave?

Northpin · Apr 19, 2023

Keloot said:
can i have your account or your stuff before you leave?

careful, account sharing is a banable offence
use stuffz instead

Keloot · Apr 19, 2023

Northpin said:
careful, account sharing is a banable offence
use stuffz instead

not shared. hes gona give it to me lol

MoToRHeAd KING · Apr 30, 2023

XeeLee said:
Hi All Tonight I was attacked and destroyed in SOLO MODE by a Thargoid whilst blind in Analysis mode scanning in Arietis Sector VO-R b4-.2. How is this possible? I thought you were not able to meet other players in this mode? The previous 3 nights when in open play the same happened once whilst in FSD jump once in super cruise and once whilst scanning. Are Thargoids supposed to be able to attack you in silent mode? I put this down to being in the wrong place at wrong time. Thats why I went in solo mode. This is putting me of playing ED, since I'm wasting my time. Are there any safer areas to play both in solo mode and open play.

CMDR Blur

so you thought a thargoid was a player..........

Looks like you need some spaceside assistance.

[VR] Goooost · May 2, 2023

XeeLee said:
Hi All Tonight I was attacked and destroyed in SOLO MODE by a Thargoid whilst blind in Analysis mode scanning in Arietis Sector VO-R b4-.2. How is this possible? I thought you were not able to meet other players in this mode? The previous 3 nights when in open play the same happened once whilst in FSD jump once in super cruise and once whilst scanning. Are Thargoids supposed to be able to attack you in silent mode? I put this down to being in the wrong place at wrong time. Thats why I went in solo mode. This is putting me of playing ED, since I'm wasting my time. Are there any safer areas to play both in solo mode and open play.

CMDR Blur

I think you're playing the wrong version of the game. This is Elite: Dangerous, not Elite:Safe

Cmdr Derzelat · May 2, 2023

XeeLee said:
Hi All Tonight I was attacked and destroyed in SOLO MODE by a Thargoid whilst blind in Analysis mode scanning in Arietis Sector VO-R b4-.2. How is this possible? I thought you were not able to meet other players in this mode? The previous 3 nights when in open play the same happened once whilst in FSD jump once in super cruise and once whilst scanning. Are Thargoids supposed to be able to attack you in silent mode? I put this down to being in the wrong place at wrong time. Thats why I went in solo mode. This is putting me of playing ED, since I'm wasting my time. Are there any safer areas to play both in solo mode and open play.

CMDR Blur

Hi there, try map filters to remove war zones affected by thargoid invasion thus avoiding gettin into those systems when plotting routes, as you have a big chance to be blown up, by thargoids at least. You should get some good begginers advice on Youtube on how things move in ED, plenty of friendly tutorials. Solo mode is not as dangerous as open mode, but once you get 1 ton of commodities in your cargo, you will always get a chance for some non player character to try and get it from you, so dont fly without a rebuy cost covered. GL / o7

HappySpaceInvdr · May 12, 2023

XeeLee said:
Hi MickyG 1982 My son recommended game. I've just retired and bored . I still practicing flying still do loop of shame and can just about land. I definately can't fight my way out of a paper bag LOL Thanks for reply

Welcome Commander! Don’t worry… we’ve were all just like you, once upon a time, wondering how in heck we were ever going to comprehend this game.

What helped me massively is to look at Elite Dangerous in a completely different way. It’s basically Wario Ware.… a series of mini games and puzzles, each of which require different techniques to master.

Avoiding “the loop of shame”, navigating the rotating station slot, landing on a pad, landing on a planet, fuel scooping, neutron boosting, white dwarf boosting, interdicting (or avoiding it), the Full Spectrum System Scanner, the Detailed Surface Scanner, materials trading, mining (a series of mini games) and so on.

It’s perfectly ok to be ace at some and terrible at others, and that ratio will change over time. And, if you get really stuck, this very forum has loads of advice and solutions (and if not, then r/EliteDangerous on Reddit). That’s what makes Elite Dangerous special for me… the community that pulls us all upwards towards mastery. And also websites like Spansh and Inara (R.I.P. EDDB… sniff).

o7

HappySpaceInvdr · May 12, 2023

MickyG1982 said:
Live dangerously, go for 6 seconds...

Been playing 5 years and thought 7 seconds was chancing it.

Every day’s a school day.

HappySpaceInvdr · May 12, 2023

[VR] Goooost said:
I think you're playing the wrong version of the game. This is Elite: Dangerous, not Elite:Safe

Come on, play nicely. Or are you one of those people who sits on the bumper of learner drivers, honking your horn before blasting past them and slamming on your brakes?

All of us here were n00bs once.

MickyG1982 · May 12, 2023

HappySpaceInvdr said:
Been playing 5 years and thought 7 seconds was chancing it.

Every day’s a school day.

If you are really careful you can get it down to 5, but that only works occasionally for me. 6 seconds is the sweet spot however.

Ozric · May 12, 2023

HappySpaceInvdr said:
Been playing 5 years and thought 7 seconds was chancing it.

Every day’s a school day.

MickyG1982 said:
If you are really careful you can get it down to 5, but that only works occasionally for me. 6 seconds is the sweet spot however.

5 is standard

I have generally gone down to 4 now since I originally made this video

Once you know where and what to focus on you can find that virtually all except the largest high mass ships can use overspeeding and Gravity Braking to approach the stations faster.

Source: https://youtu.be/wWSPWL7Atsg

That one is a bit more advanced but we do also have a lot of very handy videos on the Buckyball website, including a 4 way comparison that shows there is no such thing as "the loop of shame" because even doing a loop is faster than approaching a station at 6 seconds. It has the added bonus of throwing off most would-be interdictors, because they can't stay behind you.

Buckyball Racing Club: Videos

Source: https://youtu.be/gy4zca1yjKw

(also come join us in the races we're hosting this year and you can pick up loads of tips and tricks that will help you improve you're everyday flying. We happily share any information we know)

Helmut Grokenberger · May 12, 2023

I am way too lazy, my reflexes are those of a turtle, and I am not competitive enough to do any kind of racing. In real life, I drive like the old man I probably am. But it is awesome what you can do.

Personally, I have done loads of loops of shame even at seven seconds. Six is pushing it for me. But I have used gravity assist sucessfully now and then.